News and Events

Do you want to be more confident travelling on your Mobility Scooter? A pilot awareness scheme about mobility scooter safety is being launched by Cardiff Council’s Road Safety Team, in conjunction with The Wales Mobility and Driving Assessment Centre at [...]

Cardiff Council’s Road Safety Unit, in conjunction with the Cardiff Group of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (CGIAM), is organising a number of Mature Driver Refresher seminars to be held at the Road Safety Centre, Maindy during 2012. See more information: Mature [...]

Newsletter Winter 2012 ( Download as PDF, 0.9 MB)

Winter weather can be harsh and driving conditions can quickly change with poor visibility, caused by mist, fog, snow and ice on the roads – so be prepared when driving this winter and take extra care when planning your journey. [...]

Children under 3 years MUST use the child restraint appropriate for their weight in any vehicle (including vans and other goods vehicles) What is in the law? Children under 3 years MUST use the child restraint appropriate for their weight [...]

Staff at the Road Safety Centre are available to carry out safety checks and provide advice on the correct fitting of child car seats and restraints. If you would like further details. For further details or to make an appointment, [...]

Indiscriminate and dangerous parking near schools is putting the lives of parents and children at risk, therefore a number of primary schools in Cardiff are now using special Green Cones in the carriageway to prevent motorists from parking on the [...]

It is illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone when driving and the penalties are going up. From 27 February 2007 you will receive a £60 fine and three penalty points on your licence. Switch off before you drive off. [...]

The Road Safety Team is now operating a state-of-the-art 7.5 tonne motorised exhibition vehicle, which is the first of its type in Wales and possibly in the UK. The vehicle, which was constructed by the Vipex Company in Nottingham has [...]